Woods of the Raven

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Woods of the Raven

Auteur(s): Mary Calmes

Narrateur(s): Greg Tremblay

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Something wicked this way comes…and it might be too late to stop it.

Xander Corey lives simply, sustainably, on the outskirts of Osprey, a small, quaint town in Upstate New York. He’s a librarian when the town’s budget can afford him, a good friend, kind neighbor, and also, a witch. And while that’s of no concern to anyone around him, there are others, non-humans, who have a vested interest in Xander’s family land. Xander knows something dark and dangerous is brewing. He’s just not quite sure what.

And that’s not the only mystery he’s dealing with. The new chief of police is, by turns, giving him heart palpitations and homicidal thoughts. Xander can’t decide if the gorgeous yet infuriating Lorne MacBain is on his side, or trying to drive him insane. Added to that, the man doesn’t believe in magic, and since that’s who Xander is, their future looks anything but bright.

But Lorne is not the unimaginative, stick-in-the-mud Xander thinks he is. And a rock to anchor him as his life is turning upside down is just the thing Xander needs. Now if only the two of them can stay alive….

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I downloaded this book either in written or audio version sometime last year and it sat in my library without me even reading one page. I’m not sure why I never opened it and then removed it from my library only to re-download it a few days ago when it showed up as a recommended read, but this time, I listened. Even though it was a short listen of seven hours, it was worth the credit.

If you’re looking for a book where the hero doesn’t win every single fight, this is not the book for you. This book, in every aspect where there is conflict and there is a “bad guy” versus the Raven/Xander/witch, the Raven wins every single time; either by himself or with the help of someone else, but regardless, each fight he wins easily and quickly.

I have to say that when it came to the ancestor and the big showdown, I was a bit disappointed not because he was getting beaten, or that the bad guy manifested; it was the story as to why he’s able to manifest, how he’s able to come across. I was so very disappointed, no, I was disgusted. Of course, I understand the need to run away together was stronger in older times where the mixing of races romantically was even more frowned upon and discouraged than it is in some places today. However, I do not understand the desire to give up everything, including an important duty your family through the generations has been tasked with, Just for your own personal selfishness. I get that the author was putting forth a reason for things to move forward and for things to manifest, but in doing so, any empathy that I had for the lady that threw herself off the bridge and the guy that was killed was overshadowed by the selfishness of Xander‘s ancestor and her lack of accountability. It almost felt like a cop out by the author to put this situation as the reason so many hundreds of years later, when at any point after she died, she could have manifested to any of the subsequent ancestors and told them the story so it almost felt like this entire book was a waste because this all could have been avoided. This one ancestor finally decides to own up to her sh*t, almost too late.

The above is why there’s a four star rating. It was teetering closer to three star, but I really liked the narration so I gave it as a four star.